Edina High School - Whigrean Yearbook (Edina, MN)

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Steve Hansen (12) concentrates on sending telepathic messages to his mouse Showing no sign of fatigue after gyrating to the Delcounts. senior girls take on the complexities of such rigorous games as Twister Carrying on the year's tradition of weekly poker games, senior boys spend much of their time matching wits at the gambling table 2 Tom Sharkey (12) wills the wheel to stop at his magic number in order to win himself a fabulous prize

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Immediately following commencement exercises. Kathy Stansfield M2) and Jeff Smith (12) release emotions in a |oyful embrace The final culmination of twelve years is seen as the future alumni march onto the field for the graduation ceremonies Kevin Danielson (12) wears an embarrassed grin as his mother gives him a congratulatory kiss Graduation Jean Gage (12) smiles exuberantly at her dad as the tension built up dunn hearsals and the weeks before graduation comes to an end 9 re' Double Rainbow Signifies High Hopes Of '67 Graduates At High School Climax Ocassional raindrops mixed with sunshine gave way to a magnificent double rainbow, which symbolically set the scene for graduation '67. Earlier that day. the 729 graduates had practiced both inside and outside, prepared for any kind of weather. Before the practice, the seniors attended a breakfast held in the school cafeteria This breakfast has been sponsored annually by the Edina Chamber of Commerce During the ceremony. Top Ten student Diane Lesman addressed the audience with her speech. Seeds of Greatness.” and Bill Weigel spoke of this irreversible time. Venn Ineluctable Tern pus .” To culminate graduation and their high school lives, ecstatic seniors threw their hats and a few gowns high into the air. while eagerly anticipating the senior party i

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Senior Party Seniors Tumble From The Heights Of Graduation Into Wonderland After the excitement of graduation — gowns, diplomas, standing up and sitting down at the right time, and congratulations — rapturous seniors quickly passed through the rabbit hole and landed in the world of Alice in Wonderland As usual, bingo, horseracing, ping pong, the shooting gallery, and miniature golf entertained many of the graduates, but as always, gambling enticed many more. New to the list of activities was the twister game, which seemed very confusing for some, and mouse racing, which proved to be too complicated for the mice During the party, seniors danced to the music of the Delcounts and the Grasshoppers At 3 a m., drowsy but happy graduates were bussed to the new St Paul Hilton for the Breakfast of Champions.” There they walked into a room filled with green and white, number 1 balloons Entertainment was provided by the Bradfords from England After breakfast, seniors returned home to catch some needed sleep and to think over the preceding night Liz George (12) and Barb Damon (12) consult the White Rabbit as to whether to attend the mouse races or to dance in the Queen of Heart's Rose Garden 3